Buildings and Structures in Shrewsbury - Bridges in Shrewsbury, Churches in Shrewsbury, Schools in Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Railway Station (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Bridges in Shrewsbury, Churches in Shrewsbury, Schools in Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury railway station, Gay Meadow, St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, New Meadow, Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, Ditherington Flax Mill, Castle Gate Shopping Centre, The Priory School, Shrewsbury Abbey, Barnabas Community Church, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Cathedral, Wakeman School, Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury Abbey railway station, St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology, Golden Cross, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury Business Park, English Bridge, Shrewsbury Library, Darwin Shopping Centre, St George's Bridge, Prestfelde School, Shrewsbury High School, Lord Hill's Column, Belvidere School, Shrewsbury, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Abbey Foregate railway station, Music Hall, Shrewsbury, Coleham Pumping Station, Porthill Bridge, Welsh Bridge, The Mount, Shrewsbury, Kingsland Bridge, Castle Walk Footbridge, Town Walls Tower, Sundorne School, Greyfriars, Shrewsbury. Excerpt: Shrewsbury railway station (formerly known as Shrewsbury General) is the railway station serving Shrewsbury, county town of Shropshire, England. It is the only remaining railway station in the town; Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as other small stations around the town, having long closed. The station was built in 1848 and has been extended several times since. It was designated as a grade II listed building in 1969. The station is 69 km (43 mi) north west of Birmingham New Street and serves as the rail 'Gateway to Wales' with many services starting at or passing through the station bound for places in Wales. Shrewsbury is the busiest station in Shropshire and tenth busiest in the West Midlands region (by 2009/10 usage figures). Shrewsbury railway station was originally built in October 1848 for the county's first railway - the Shrew...